We are now wrapping up week 3 of the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session. A lot of new legislative proposals have been submitted making this one of the most active legislative sessions in recent memory. The Senate this week passed the most sweeping changes to Oregon Landlord-Tenant law in three decades with the passage of SB 608.
Attached is Phil Querin's detailed analysis of SB 608 (Rent Control). SB 608 will be up for a public hearing on Monday, February 4th at 3 pm. Information on written and public testimony will be forth coming early next week.
By: Dale Strom
Dale Strom is a second generation Manufactured Home Community landlord. He is a Board Member, past President and current Treasurer of MHCO and owns two manufactured home communities in Oregon.
Answer: I can find nothing in the state statutes specifically regulating the installation of air conditioning units in park homes or privately-owned homes.
Fair housing law expressly prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of familial status, including setting restrictive terms and conditions on residents with children under 18.
Attached is a copy legislation impacting manufactured home communities. Many of these legislative concepts we have seen before in past sessions. Of specific interest is SB 586 which is the coalition bill. This bill will be completely revised in February. The other priority bill is the rent control bill - SB 608.
This is the first of many legislative updates for 2019.
There is an old saying coined by the Salem 'Statesman Journal' that during the Oregon Legislative Session no man's or women's horse or home is safe." This certainly applies to the 2019 Legislative Session.
As many of you know the November 2018 General Election was not kind to landlords